What does פְּרִי (peri) mean in the Bible?
פְּרִי (peri): Fruit moves from literal harvest yield to figurative reward or consequence of action, especially moral outcome
Hebrew · H6529
פְּרִי
Fruit (literally or figuratively)
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פְּרִי H6529
Pronunciation peri
What does פְּרִי (peri) mean in the Bible?
פְּרִי (peri): Fruit moves from literal harvest yield to figurative reward or consequence of action, especially moral outcome
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6529?
The BSB source-word alignment has 119 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the fruit (17), fruit (16), its fruit (12), their fruit (9), and the produce (5).
Where does פְּרִי (peri) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (21), Ezekiel (11), Jeremiah (11), Psalms (11).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the fruit 17× Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:6, Exodus 10:15, Leviticus 19:23
fruit 16× Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, 2 Kings 19:30
its fruit 12× Leviticus 19:24, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 25:19, Nehemiah 9:36
their fruit 9× Leviticus 26:4, Leviticus 26:20, 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
and the produce 5× Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 28:42, Deuteronomy 28:51
some of the fruit 3× Genesis 4:3, Numbers 13:20, Deuteronomy 1:25
the offspring 3× Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 28:51, Deuteronomy 30:9
the produce 3× Deuteronomy 28:33, Psalms 105:35, Jeremiah 7:20
and the fruit 2× Isaiah 4:2, Amos 6:12
as well as the produce 2× Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:18
From the fruit 2× Proverbs 13:2, Proverbs 18:20
their produce 2× Jeremiah 29:5, Jeremiah 29:28
your fruit 2× Ezekiel 25:4, Hosea 14:8
[and] fruitful 1× Psalms 107:34
[and] in the fruit 1× Deuteronomy 30:9
[and] the fruit 1× Psalms 127:3
a fruitful 1× Psalms 107:37
a reward 1× Psalms 58:11
and according to the fruit 1× Jeremiah 32:19
and fruit 1× Genesis 1:11
and his fruit 1× Song Of Solomon 2:3
and the offspring 1× Deuteronomy 28:4
and their fruit 1× Ezekiel 47:12
as the fruit 1× Micah 7:13
as your deeds deserve 1× Jeremiah 21:14
but about the fruit 1× Genesis 3:3
By fruitful 1× Proverbs 12:14
by the fruit 1× Psalms 104:13
children 1× Genesis 30:2
deserve 1× Jeremiah 17:10
For its fruit 1× Song Of Solomon 8:11
from her earnings 1× Proverbs 31:16
from its egg 1× Isaiah 14:29
fruits 1× Song Of Solomon 4:16
his fruit 1× Amos 2:9
I will also make the fruit 1× Ezekiel 36:30
in the fruit of 1× Deuteronomy 28:11
May its fruit trees 1× Psalms 72:16
My fruit 1× Proverbs 8:19
of fruit 1× Ecclesiastes 2:5
of fruits 1× Song Of Solomon 4:13
of its fruit 1× Ezekiel 17:9
of the fruit 1× Nehemiah 10:37
on the fruit 1× Isaiah 13:18
One of your descendants 1× Psalms 132:11
or the fruit 1× Leviticus 27:30
some of its fruit 1× Numbers 13:27
the firstfruits 1× Deuteronomy 26:10
The fruit of 1× Deuteronomy 28:4
the fruits 1× Malachi 3:11
The more his fruit 1× Hosea 10:1
their descendants 1× Psalms 21:10
their offspring 1× Lamentations 2:20
your produce 1× Deuteronomy 26:2
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:11 פְּרִ֞י to and fruit Noun - masculine singular Genesis 1:11 פְּרִי֙ to fruit Noun - masculine singular Genesis 1:12 פְּרִ֛י to fruit Noun - masculine singular Genesis 1:29 פְרִי־ to fruit Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 3:2 מִפְּרִ֥י to the fruit Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 3:3 וּמִפְּרִ֣י to but about the fruit Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 3:6 מִפִּרְי֖וֹ to the fruit Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 4:3 מִפְּרִ֧י to some of the fruit Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 30:2 פְּרִי־ to children Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 10:15 פְּרִ֣י to the fruit Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:11
Aligned rows 119
Books represented 21
Genesis 9 Exodus 1 Leviticus 8 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 21 2 Kings 2 Nehemiah 3 Psalms 11 Proverbs 10 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 5 Isaiah 9 Jeremiah 11 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 11 Hosea 5 Joel 1 Amos 3 Micah 2 Zechariah 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
פְּרִ֣י 13x pə·rî Exodus 10:15, Deuteronomy 26:2, Deuteronomy 26:10, Psalms 58:11
מִפְּרִ֣י 8x mip·pə·rî Leviticus 27:30, Numbers 13:20, Deuteronomy 1:25, Proverbs 1:31
מִפְּרִ֥י 4x mip·pə·rî Genesis 3:2, Psalms 104:13, Psalms 132:11, Proverbs 31:16
פְּרִ֥י 4x pə·rî Numbers 13:26, Nehemiah 10:35, Song Of Solomon 4:16, Micah 6:7
וּפְרִ֣י 3x ū·p̄ə·rî Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:18, Deuteronomy 28:42
פְּרִי־ 3x pə·rî- Genesis 30:2, Isaiah 10:12, Hosea 10:13
פְּרִֽי־ 3x pə·rî- Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:18
פִּרְי֑וֹ 3x pir·yōw Leviticus 19:23, Leviticus 19:24, Psalms 72:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 29x Genesis 1:29, Genesis 30:2, Exodus 10:15, Leviticus 23:40
Noun - masculine singular 16x Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, 2 Kings 19:30, Psalms 58:11
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 14x Genesis 3:2, Genesis 4:3, Leviticus 27:30, Numbers 13:20
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 13x Leviticus 19:23, Leviticus 19:24, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 26:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 10x Deuteronomy 7:13, Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:18, Deuteronomy 28:42
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 10x Leviticus 25:19, Numbers 13:27, Nehemiah 9:36, Proverbs 18:21
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 6x 2 Kings 19:29, Psalms 21:10, Isaiah 37:30, Isaiah 65:21
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 30:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fruit moves from literal harvest yield to figurative reward or consequence of action, especially moral outcome
Source Gloss
fruit (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fruit moves from literal harvest yield to figurative reward or consequence of action, especially moral outcome
fruit (literally or figuratively) BDB: fruit Usage: bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
fruit
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Word Origins
פְּרִי is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Yahweh is source of covenant fruitfulness. Hosea 14:4-8
Canonical Themes
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain